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When a donkey makes a terrible call, tell him...
Mindthis 40 Posts. Joined 02-08-2009.
11-07-2009 10:59 PM
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"Nice call... unlucky." - if he puts his money in bad and doesn't hit.
"Nice call... unlucky I had a hand / I wasn't bluffing." - if he makes a bad call at the showdown.
"Nice call... always trust that gut instinct ;)" - if he puts his money in bad and hits. 


It's hard for some to refrain from calling out the donkey on his bad moves, and I've been a victim of that myself in the past. I think we all know that we shouldn't be doing that, but I don't see many players do the opposite. Why not encourage the donkey to keep making terrible calls? So many of them justify their plays by "having a feeling", and think their losses are due to bad luck, so why not casually and in a friendly way reinforce that belief into their little fish minds?

It would be great to see the day when this becomes common place. This can only increase the number of donkeys who would otherwise eventually educate themselves but don't because we reinforce that false belief without being confrontational or accusatory.
 
 
 

midmoguy (United States) 870 Posts. Joined 03-14-2008.
11-07-2009 11:18 PM - In reply to
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 Agree with you.  I play mostly micro sngs, and I'm not very good, but at the levels I play you see the most horrid calls bets etc.  Never understand calling out other people's plays. 

Played in one awhile ago, where a guy said after the hand was over, I should have called, I had a q.  That's when you know the guy is totally new.  He was calling out people left and right the whole game.  For making correct push/fold/calls.  Ironically it was him and I heads up and I had a large chip lead, and he shoved I called w/ A6, he shows jj, I hit an ace.  He says "WOW".  He obviously hasn't played many turbos, or any other forms of poker.

I know isn't the case of what you're talking about ie when the total donk calls everyone else out, I just wanted to share. 


rivercats 166 Posts. Joined 09-24-2009.
11-07-2009 11:19 PM - In reply to
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 a bad call and a suck out is tolerable to an extent. but when they play a hand so badly and then get lucky they need to be called out


Adam (Costa Rica) 11,356 Posts. Joined 12-21-2004.
11-07-2009 11:21 PM - In reply to
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rivercats: 

 a bad call and a suck out is tolerable to an extent. but when they play a hand so badly and then get lucky they need to be called out



Why, exactly?  To what end?

Reoknows (United States) 974 Posts. Joined 01-26-2008.
11-07-2009 11:22 PM - In reply to
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I'm more a fan of - "I hope you and your whole familiy dies"


meaneye (Australia) 155 Posts. Joined 05-14-2007.
11-07-2009 11:28 PM - In reply to
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Just force yourself to type "nh" and move on. You will forget about it and get back to business.

OGPokerman (United States) 6,774 Posts. Joined 07-08-2005.
11-07-2009 11:35 PM - In reply to
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or if someone bluffs you big time and shows, what you should do is punch the end of the felt as hard as you can with a hammer fist.  THEN!!! And this is only if he is sitting right next to you, give him a hard ass pat on the arm(like what you do to your buddies with an open hand but do it where it practically moves him off his chair)

lololololol THEN!!!

put out your hand to shake his hand to prevent him from punching you...

; )


jeppg1111 (United States) 1,503 Posts. Joined 01-25-2005.
11-08-2009 12:10 AM - In reply to
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be honest with them. let um know how ya feel











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Projekt420 (United States) 315 Posts. Joined 03-31-2009.
11-08-2009 12:21 AM - In reply to
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meaneye: 

 

Just force yourself to type "nh" and move on. You will forget about it and get back to business.


"nh" works great, they think you mean it and you get to sarcastically complement their play. It's win/win, they'll still make the bad calls.

AFink93 (United States) 12,203 Posts. Joined 03-31-2006.
11-08-2009 1:55 AM - In reply to
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Reoknows: 

I'm more a fan of - "I hope you and your whole familiy dies"



My personal favorite..  :) 

and I dont really mean it..  But I like it.

AAeveryhand (United States) 206 Posts. Joined 05-30-2008.
11-08-2009 2:43 AM - In reply to
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 Its more +EV at times to just rant and get it out, than to be nice imo...


Lord Supremo (United States) 5,430 Posts. Joined 03-13-2007.
11-08-2009 3:11 AM - In reply to
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OGPokerman: 

or if someone bluffs you big time and shows, what you should do is punch the end of the felt as hard as you can with a hammer fist.  THEN!!! And this is only if he is sitting right next to you, give him a hard ass pat on the arm(like what you do to your buddies with an open hand but do it where it practically moves him off his chair)

lololololol THEN!!!

put out your hand to shake his hand to prevent him from punching you...

; )



this

LubeJobs (United States) 32 Posts. Joined 10-17-2009.
11-08-2009 3:21 AM - In reply to
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AFink93: 
My personal favorite..  :) 

and I dont really mean it..  But I like it.


You can always expect this to come out of my mouth whether I get bad beat, coolered, or caught bluffing.  Anytime I bust, thats my line.  LOL.

Aarin 123 Posts. Joined 10-12-2008.
11-08-2009 3:29 AM - In reply to
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 I rage/tilt for like 5 min, or until I bust out, fwiw, but only in tourney.


kwkramer (United States) 320 Posts. Joined 01-23-2008.
11-08-2009 3:32 AM - In reply to
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 i call them degenerates, which is exactly what they are

 
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